as in unsure
having a mixture of opposing feelings
she's somewhat ambivalent about the relationship
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Recent Examples of ambivalent
The breakup definitely comes suddenly, mainly set up with Paulina Chavez’s ambivalent reaction to Cooper’s success in last week’s premiere.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
Yet attitudes and narratives around artificial intelligence both inside and outside of China are ambivalent and contradictory.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Lin's only daughter is in college in the capital, with no plans to return — and ambivalent about having kids herself.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Even many Democratic and independent voters are ambivalent about the governor, who is now openly teasing a 2028 run for president.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ballard said his clients in the country at the time were unsure of what to do in the immediate aftermath of Maduro's capture.—
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Maduro’s supporters gathered throughout the city, many bearing arms, but seemed unsure of what to do next.—
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The truth is that for most people, these conflicted feelings around the holidays never get resolved on Christmas Eve in a Hollywood ending.—
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Some movies, such as Laurence Olivier’s 1948 Hamlet, underline the speech’s raw power as a peek inside a conflicted hero’s mind.—
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The opposition ranged from clinical and code-based to angry and afraid.—
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From animal prints to floral patterns and everything in between, don’t be afraid to let loose and have fun with patterns in your space.—
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Major oil companies remain hesitant about Venezuela investments due to political instability, past expropriations and uncertainty over contract protections and guarantees.—
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The Pitt gives us lots of reasons to be hesitant about trusting Al-Hashimi.—
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At the moment, its age is still uncertain.—
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How Barton will advance his campaigns now is uncertain.—
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“Ambivalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambivalent. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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